SA's confirmed #Covid19 cases reach 92,681

South Africa

─── 06:11 Sun, 21 Jun 2020

As of Saturday, the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa was 92,681, with 4966 new cases identified. Forty-six new Covid-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 1877, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said.

The provincial breakdown was as follows:

Eastern Cape - 14,721 (15.9 percent)

Free State - 700 (0.8)

Gauteng - 18,978 (20.5)

KwaZulu-Natal - 4806 (5.2)

Limpopo - 521 (0.6)

Mpumalanga - 544 (0.6)

North West - 1957 (2.1)

Northern Cape - 232 (0.3)

Western Cape - 50,173 (54.1 percent)

Unknown - 49 (0.1)

A total of 1,293,608 tests had been processed to date, of which 33,174 had been conducted since the previous report on Friday.

"Regrettably, we report a further 46 Covid-19-related deaths - 11 from the Eastern Cape, three from KwaZulu-Natal, and 32 from the Western Cape. This brings the total deaths to 1877. We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased. The mortality rate is 2.0 percent. The number of recoveries is 50,326, which translates to a recovery rate of 54.3 percent."

The provincial breakdown was as follows:

Eastern Cape - 268 deaths, and 7470 recoveries

Free State - 9 and 236

Gauteng - 114 and 4273

KwaZulu-Natal - 83 and 2527

Limpopo - 4 and 236

Mpumalanga - 1 and 166

North West - 5 and 175

Northern Cape - 1 and 97

Western Cape - 1392 deaths and 35,156 recoveries

The age distribution of deaths was as follows:

0-9 - 3 deaths (0.2 percent)